John Regan

Biography

John Regan is Managing Director at Energy Foundry, a Chicago based venture capital firm. He has more than 25 years of experience in the industry and has played key roles in early stage venture capital. Prior to joining Energy Foundry, John was a Managing Director at Illinois Ventures, and is a founding member of the Illinois Emerging Technology Funds. His portfolio investments won numerous awards including MIT top 10 Technologies, EPA Product of the year and WSJ Annual Technology Innovation Award. While there, he helped grow the firm from start-up to $70 million under management. Earlier in his career, John was Managing Director of Keystone Venture Capital and was the lead investor in several transactions as well as an active board member. Several of John’s investments were acquired or went public including CDNow.com, VST Technologies, Imaging Automation, Arnold Palmer Golf and EnvestNet. John was an early member of Apex Venture Partners and made numerous investments including a manufacturer and specialty retailer, which grew over $200 million in revenue and a successful IPO. He started his career at General Dynamics where he received an Educational Fellowship, Emerald Recognition Award and held a top secret clearance. John received a MBA from the University of Chicago. He also holds a MS and BS in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Research Interest

 Biochemistry